Former President Donald Trump reportedly praised Hannibal Lecter, a fictional cannibal, at a meeting with Republican lawmakers Wednesday.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee made the remarks while speaking to the House Republican caucus, according to CNN.
"Apparently, the former president made reference to Hannibal Lecter and said, nice guy, quote, he even had a friend over for dinner," CNN's Jim Acosta reported Wednesday morning. "So we've seen Trump out on the campaign trail praising Hannibal Lecter."
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"Apparently, he did it again this morning," he added. "Not sure we fully understand the context of that."
Trump also praised the fictional character from Silence of the Lambs as a "wonderful man" during a speech in May. But he said the U.S. was accepting "people who are being released into our country that we don't want."
The Wednesday meeting with House Republicans marks Trump's first return to the U.S. Capitol since the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
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